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revolved
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Revolved
(gcide) | Revolve \Re*volve"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Revolved; p. pr. &
vb. n. Revolving.] [L. revolvere, revolutum; pref. re- re-
+ volvere to roll, turn round. See Voluble, and cf.
Revolt, revolution.]
1. To turn or roll round on, or as on, an axis, like a wheel;
to rotate, -- which is the more specific word in this
sense.
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If the earth revolve thus, each house near the
equator must move a thousand miles an hour. --I.
Watts.
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2. To move in a curved path round a center; as, the planets
revolve round the sun.
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3. To pass in cycles; as, the centuries revolve.
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4. To return; to pass. [R.] --Ayliffe.
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revolved
(wn) | revolved
adj 1: turned in a circle around an axis [syn: rotated,
revolved] |
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Revolved
(gcide) | Revolve \Re*volve"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Revolved; p. pr. &
vb. n. Revolving.] [L. revolvere, revolutum; pref. re- re-
+ volvere to roll, turn round. See Voluble, and cf.
Revolt, revolution.]
1. To turn or roll round on, or as on, an axis, like a wheel;
to rotate, -- which is the more specific word in this
sense.
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If the earth revolve thus, each house near the
equator must move a thousand miles an hour. --I.
Watts.
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2. To move in a curved path round a center; as, the planets
revolve round the sun.
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3. To pass in cycles; as, the centuries revolve.
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4. To return; to pass. [R.] --Ayliffe.
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